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and the haitians -- we owe so much because the haitian revolution, first of all, made possible in louisiana purchase because napoleon was done with it as a result of that humiliating defeat. secondedly, after haiti, after that revolution the north atlantic slave trade was ended by britain and the united states. and the last sort of breadth of that was the end of the civil war. americans know nothing about the story. we owe so much to those haitians, exslaves who defeated four of the most powerful army of the government in well twelve and a half year war. one of the great story in history. >> host: this month on booktv's in-depth program, author and activist randall robinson. he is the author of five non-fiction books. here they are. beginning in 1998. mr. robinson wrote "defending the spirit." finally an unbrokenning a any haiti from revolution to the kidnapping of a president. 202 is the area code if you like to dial in and participate in the conversation. you can contact us via e-mail booktv@c-span.org. or social media. you can make a comment on facebook.com/booktv. or send us a tweet@boo
and the haitians -- we owe so much because the haitian revolution, first of all, made possible in louisiana purchase because napoleon was done with it as a result of that humiliating defeat. secondedly, after haiti, after that revolution the north atlantic slave trade was ended by britain and the united states. and the last sort of breadth of that was the end of the civil war. americans know nothing about the story. we owe so much to those haitians, exslaves who defeated four of the most...
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well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they should blame "w". barack obama of course, was a freshman united states senator in 2005 when katrina blew down the doors of new orleans. while president bush praised his fema chief michael brown, you're doing a heck of a job, brownie. we remember and everybody down there does. we'll be right back. >>> i think we're trying to make a statement to the legislature and the governor who have been extremely tone deaf to the concerns of my constituents in particularly weld county but throughout northeastern colorado. i will tell you this. everybody views this as a partisan exercise. many of those commissioners are democrats. >> we're back. that was weld coun
well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they should blame "w". barack obama of course,...
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in louisiana. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: he is the only one that doesn't get why that is funny, i guess. pbs is making broadcasting history, yesterday, they named judi woodruff, they're the first anchor team, i guess kathy lee and hoda don't count, because they're drunk. i didn't even know that pbs had news casts. this, by the way, won't be seen on pbs, this is a daredevil of a guy by the name of anthony martin, he went up, had his friends lock him inside a casket, doesn't look like a casket. but i guess it is. they shut the box, locked it and then pushed it out of the plane. it is not so much a death-defying stunt as a death stunt. he was able to get out of the box in time. released his parachute and survived unharmed. two spectators were killed by the casket, but he was fine. there you go. a fine line between daredevil s and dumbasses, i think he found it. now two kids were in the pool, perfecting this shot. i wanted to reward them by showing it on television here. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the guy in the roller blades clearly traveled. but other than that, very well d
in louisiana. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: he is the only one that doesn't get why that is funny, i guess. pbs is making broadcasting history, yesterday, they named judi woodruff, they're the first anchor team, i guess kathy lee and hoda don't count, because they're drunk. i didn't even know that pbs had news casts. this, by the way, won't be seen on pbs, this is a daredevil of a guy by the name of anthony martin, he went up, had his friends lock him inside a casket, doesn't look...
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discussions and our disaster resilience series which cohosted with the pennington foundation of baton rouge, louisiana. for those of you interested in the series i would encourage you to visit our website, csis.org to learn more about those events including interviews and videos. natural disasters represent a significant challenge. on average we experience 10 severe weather events each year, exceeding $1 billion in damage. in the 1980s the annual average was only two such even events. in 2012 alone disastrous cost the u.s. an estimated $110 billion making it the second most costly year in disasters in recent decades. adjusting disasters and the cost goes will acquire us to -- our long-term efforts to build resilience for communities, businesses, government agencies and individuals are better prepared for and can recover more quickly and more fully from natural disasters. to discuss how we can make building and resilient nation more effective and more of a priority, we're joined today by dissing bush panel of experts. first i would like to introduce david heyman who'll be living a few opening remarks.
discussions and our disaster resilience series which cohosted with the pennington foundation of baton rouge, louisiana. for those of you interested in the series i would encourage you to visit our website, csis.org to learn more about those events including interviews and videos. natural disasters represent a significant challenge. on average we experience 10 severe weather events each year, exceeding $1 billion in damage. in the 1980s the annual average was only two such even events. in 2012...
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well a new ppp ploefl louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. they can't remember which president to blame. barack obama of course, was a freshman united states senator in 2005 when katrina blew down the doors of new orleans. while president bush praised his fema chief michael brown, you're doing a heck of a job, brownie. we remember and everybody down there does. we'll be right back. and didn't know where to start. a contractor before at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go ask for personal recommendations. that's the idea. before you have any work done, check angie's list. find out why
well a new ppp ploefl louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. they can't remember which president to blame. barack obama of course, was a freshman united states senator in 2005 when katrina blew down the doors of new...
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well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they should blame "w". barack obama of course, was a freshman united states senator in 2005 when katrina blew down the doors of new orleans. while president bush praised his fema chief michael brown, you're doing a heck of a job, brownie. we remember and everybody down there does. we'll be right back. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's la
well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they should blame "w". barack obama of course,...
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my name is thomas and i'm from baton rouge, louisiana. you know, and i'm sitting here and i'm taking in a lot of the discussion. of course, i'm not necessarily as young as i look, but i've been around the pool of law. in fact, for a number of years we dealt with civil rights litigation in the state of louisiana, and as i sit here and look at the audience, and we're talking about what can we do today, the first thing we need to do is get young people here. you know, most of us who are sitting in this room are old enough to recognize what transpired. and we talk about social media and how do we get young people involved. we can't do anything, congressman lewis, if we don't have young people here at the table. let me tell you why. those of you who are not familiar to many of the laws that we have put in place today have actually boxed us in, as a community. you see right now, if you notice the election of congressman throughout the country, it happened because we created this multimember districts. a lot of which we can't change today, becau
my name is thomas and i'm from baton rouge, louisiana. you know, and i'm sitting here and i'm taking in a lot of the discussion. of course, i'm not necessarily as young as i look, but i've been around the pool of law. in fact, for a number of years we dealt with civil rights litigation in the state of louisiana, and as i sit here and look at the audience, and we're talking about what can we do today, the first thing we need to do is get young people here. you know, most of us who are sitting in...
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un atroz crimen tuvo lugar en louisiana, el protagonista un menor de 8 aÑos, matÓ a una anciana con la que vivÍa, mientras ella veÍa televisiÓn, se cree que un violento videojuegos lo llevÓ a cometer el brutal acto. >>> otro menor de 4 aÑos, cobrÓ una vida en texas, la vÍctima su hermana menor, el pequeÑo se apoderÓ de llaves de la camioneta de su padre, echÓ a andar el vehÍculo, atropellÓ a la bebÉ de 16 meses de nacida, todo ocurriÓ con rapidez dijo un vecino, que a pesar de esfuerzoso los padres no tuvieron tiempo de evitarlo. una lesbiana hispana en california, decidiÓ poner a prueba su derecho de solicitar la residencia permanente para su c cÓnyuge indocumentada, veamos. >>> tras 9 aÑos de una relaciÓn sentimental, esmeralda y rosalba dice que nunca fueron tan felices como hoy, se casaron la semana pasada en san francisco, esmeralda, ciudadana de estados unidos, le pidiÓ formalmente a inmigraciÓn que le otorgue la residencia permanente a rosalba. >>> me siento muy bien. muy satisfecha, y feliz sobre todo, muy realizada. >>> tengo casi 19 aÑos en este paÍs. he
un atroz crimen tuvo lugar en louisiana, el protagonista un menor de 8 aÑos, matÓ a una anciana con la que vivÍa, mientras ella veÍa televisiÓn, se cree que un violento videojuegos lo llevÓ a cometer el brutal acto. >>> otro menor de 4 aÑos, cobrÓ una vida en texas, la vÍctima su hermana menor, el pequeÑo se apoderÓ de llaves de la camioneta de su padre, echÓ a andar el vehÍculo, atropellÓ a la bebÉ de 16 meses de nacida, todo ocurriÓ con rapidez dijo un vecino, que a...
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if you follow the show, it is a family from louisiana, the duck-hunting family. they're kind of like the kardashians, but with less facial hair. the season finale last year was seen by 9.6 million people. which means the family got a raise, a & e now pays them $200,000 per episode. you know, once upon a time this was the most popular cast on television, and now it is this. you know, usually the show duck dynasty operates at a pretty relaxed pace. there are some arguments, about who can eat the most donuts. there is not a lot of drama, but it seems this past season they're looking to increase the intensity by bringing the conflicts into the mix. >> for generations, they have been hunted. now, to defeat "the duck dynasty," the hunted must become the hunter. it is time to pay the bills. >> we're definitely screwed now. >> jimmy: well, that is fun right? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: a show about duck hunting. hey, there was a big announcement this week from billionaire inventor, this was the guy who founded space x, tessla motors. he is a brilliant guy, and on m
if you follow the show, it is a family from louisiana, the duck-hunting family. they're kind of like the kardashians, but with less facial hair. the season finale last year was seen by 9.6 million people. which means the family got a raise, a & e now pays them $200,000 per episode. you know, once upon a time this was the most popular cast on television, and now it is this. you know, usually the show duck dynasty operates at a pretty relaxed pace. there are some arguments, about who can eat...
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assumption paris, louisiana. >> holy cow. >> let me show you our fire stats. there's at that report out yesterday we ran out of money our federal budget has been all used up to fight the wildfires across the country. what's interesting we actually haven't had that bad of a fire season compared to the last two years. only burned half the acreage. i don't know who is making that fire budget. as far as the fires burning right now 51 uncontrolled wildfires, all across the west. 14 of those are burning in idaho. we're at the peak of our wildfire season and they are busy out there and it continues to be hot and dry and that's where the drought is too out west. as far as temperatures, we hit 90 yesterday in new york city and chicago. first time in a month. it's the middle of summer. today another warm humid day, much of the country but we'll deal with afternoon thunderstorms. we'll get airport delays today late this afternoon, hit or miss storms around new york airports, d.c., philadelphia and down there with our friends in atlanta. looks pretty good for your travel
assumption paris, louisiana. >> holy cow. >> let me show you our fire stats. there's at that report out yesterday we ran out of money our federal budget has been all used up to fight the wildfires across the country. what's interesting we actually haven't had that bad of a fire season compared to the last two years. only burned half the acreage. i don't know who is making that fire budget. as far as the fires burning right now 51 uncontrolled wildfires, all across the west. 14 of...
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choose of the southern part of louisiana, new orleans, you could tap into this heavy rainfall as well. a lot of gulf moisture out there. that's why we have flood warnings in place. a lot of these watches are going to last in anticipation of this heavy rainfall event. we're not done there yet. as i mentioned, the tropics, we're watching an area of low pressure. all the convections and thunderstorms to the northeast of it. but we're still watching it, 40% chance of development as we go through the day. nice and sunny across the northeast. and then in the west, that fire threat continues as we showed you video out of sun valley, idaho. they're expecting temperatures high. and a dangerous situation there. >> we'll keep an eye. here in atlanta, jennifer? >> rainy and cloud >> i forgot my umbrella. if it rained, i never would have my umbrella. >> that's it. of course. >> the nice thing is they sell them. >> who wants to spend $10. >>> aliens and ufos. no it's not a seen out of the "x files. ." >> oh, no. area 51, the government finally admits the obvious -- yes, it really exists. here at fi
choose of the southern part of louisiana, new orleans, you could tap into this heavy rainfall as well. a lot of gulf moisture out there. that's why we have flood warnings in place. a lot of these watches are going to last in anticipation of this heavy rainfall event. we're not done there yet. as i mentioned, the tropics, we're watching an area of low pressure. all the convections and thunderstorms to the northeast of it. but we're still watching it, 40% chance of development as we go through...
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that all-star team played a football game in new orleans, louisiana. i like talking loud. forve my father's genes talking loud. in 1965, when they went down to new orleans, there was a running gilchrist.cookie he used to drive around a milk truck in the off-season when they had to make money and the seller did not pay enough. candy and wholing knows what else. this truck would say lookie, lookie, here comes cookie. he was trying to get a taxi cap ante-health one and the cap -- the -- and he held one -- hailed one. the driver said he would have to get a colored cab. african-american players decided to step up. marc morial is here and his father was president of the naacp at the time and he tried to work out a solution and cannot come up with want. all the white players agreed with the black players and said let's move it to houston and they did. privileged to serve with many of you. he would be huge supporter and encourager of you as the party reaches out as a party of lincoln as we all know that in this. it is no mistake that the march on washington was in front of the lin
that all-star team played a football game in new orleans, louisiana. i like talking loud. forve my father's genes talking loud. in 1965, when they went down to new orleans, there was a running gilchrist.cookie he used to drive around a milk truck in the off-season when they had to make money and the seller did not pay enough. candy and wholing knows what else. this truck would say lookie, lookie, here comes cookie. he was trying to get a taxi cap ante-health one and the cap -- the -- and he...
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show you this incredible video of a sinkhole swallowing an entire row of trees in assumption parish, louisiana. this sinkhole has been expanding for over a year. officials think it was caused by the drilling of a well into an underground salt mine. it's shocking to watch this happen just before your eyes and after a while it's like nothing happened. >> you're sure it wasn't a gator. >> sure it wasn't a gator-nado. >> i've watched "swamp people." >> we will have an investigation. >> shoot 'em, shoot 'em! i watch large amounts of reality shows. >> we need an intervention. indra, kate? >> believe me this is the least of my problems. >> no kidding. indra is keeping track of the latest forecast for us. >> good morning. i have good news for everyone in the midwest and northeast. it's going to take a little bit to get there but we're talking about a cold front making its way through the area today, ohio valley and into the mid-atlantic but this is good news because the cold front means cold temperatures behind it and we're going to be talking about sunshine, not today, the rain is today but tomorrow
show you this incredible video of a sinkhole swallowing an entire row of trees in assumption parish, louisiana. this sinkhole has been expanding for over a year. officials think it was caused by the drilling of a well into an underground salt mine. it's shocking to watch this happen just before your eyes and after a while it's like nothing happened. >> you're sure it wasn't a gator. >> sure it wasn't a gator-nado. >> i've watched "swamp people." >> we will have...
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y parte de california, bajo avisos de incendios forestales, el centro del paÍs, y el sur de texas, louisiana y arkansas con bajo advertencia de calor, se espera que superen cien grados, temperaturas de 103 dallas, 101 san antonio, y la gran manzana el fin de semana, en 73, y 75, eso para comenzar los dÍas, pero por la tarde, el fin de semana, mÁximas de 81 a 86, continuamos al norte con temperaturas no tan veraniegas, en los 50 la mÍnima para esta noche, a ver quiÉn me viene a visitar, el sol de mÉxico? >>> luismi! >>> luce muy diferente en persona. >>> quÉ dice mexico! dÓnde estÁn mis tambores, mi vieja. >>> lo vimos andando en la ciudad del sol. >>> cÓmo estÁ acapulco? >>> excelente, y mÁs cuando usted lo va a visitar. luce muy diferente en persona. >>> no me dejes chule, no me dejes stephanie. ay, ay, metale ahÍ. (risas) >>> estÁ medio baboso. >>> necesita un favorcito. >>> otra vez. (risas) >>> ya. >>> stephanie lavate esas manos, seÑores. >>> y seÑora usted que estÁ en su casa tranquila, llegÓ el momento mÁs emocionante del programa seÑora, suba el volumen del televis
y parte de california, bajo avisos de incendios forestales, el centro del paÍs, y el sur de texas, louisiana y arkansas con bajo advertencia de calor, se espera que superen cien grados, temperaturas de 103 dallas, 101 san antonio, y la gran manzana el fin de semana, en 73, y 75, eso para comenzar los dÍas, pero por la tarde, el fin de semana, mÁximas de 81 a 86, continuamos al norte con temperaturas no tan veraniegas, en los 50 la mÍnima para esta noche, a ver quiÉn me viene a visitar, el...
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dos vagones de un tren descarilado en louisiana continÚa largando liquido, hidroxido de sodio que puede causar heridas, o la muerte si se inhala, una persona fue hospitalizada por irritaciÓn en los ojos, por el descarrilamiento de 20 vagones, y tambiÉn evacuaciones en kansas city por fuertes lluvias que causaron inundaciones. los residentes de un asilo de ancianos estÁn entre los evacuados, se fueron casa por casa urgiendo a residentes a marcharse, se espera que el arroyo alcance una altura de 18 pies, tambiÉn rescataron a vehÍculos atrapados por inundaciones, el alcalde mÁs joven del mundo reelegido para el segundo termino en minnesota, tiene 4 aÑos de edad, todavÍa no va ni siquiera al kinder, es alcalde del pueblo, donde hay 25 habitantes, y ganÓ fÁcilmente, escuche la votaciÓn ahÍ, es Única, cada uno puede votar varias veces pagando un dÓlar por cada voto que emite, cÓmo ven compaÑeros, regresamos con mÁs informaciÓn. >>> gracias arantxa, gracias corazÓn. arantxa me gusta el nombre. >>> sÍ, arancha o arantxa. >>> cÓmo te gusta mÁs? >>> me gusta como quieran, en
dos vagones de un tren descarilado en louisiana continÚa largando liquido, hidroxido de sodio que puede causar heridas, o la muerte si se inhala, una persona fue hospitalizada por irritaciÓn en los ojos, por el descarrilamiento de 20 vagones, y tambiÉn evacuaciones en kansas city por fuertes lluvias que causaron inundaciones. los residentes de un asilo de ancianos estÁn entre los evacuados, se fueron casa por casa urgiendo a residentes a marcharse, se espera que el arroyo alcance una altura...
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suddenly texas, arkansas, most of louisiana is cut away. you cannot get there in more. and so all those supplies, the food, the manpower coming from the mississippi to the confederacy coming east stops. does not happen anymore. union controls the river. the other thing is the expert is of real hope. the growth coming from the east stopped at the river. things would come back for. that stopped because now the union army controls the railroad . they cut it on. you cannot underestimate the power of rage and real rooms during the civil war. it'd have trucks. it was reason gallons. the union army by capturing expert stops all that from that whole part of the country. the other part of this is now the mississippi river is wind up for the union army to use, the union need be used to transport material, man, food, equipment, whatever they needed to the south. it very definitely is the beginning of the end for the confederacy. a lot of people in the confederacy know this. there are "the book to that effect, but that is the history lesson. you have people like john pemberton. he
suddenly texas, arkansas, most of louisiana is cut away. you cannot get there in more. and so all those supplies, the food, the manpower coming from the mississippi to the confederacy coming east stops. does not happen anymore. union controls the river. the other thing is the expert is of real hope. the growth coming from the east stopped at the river. things would come back for. that stopped because now the union army controls the railroad . they cut it on. you cannot underestimate the power...